Management of neuro-trauma and peri-operative neurological
complications are important topics for the general surgeon. Sinai Hospital
has a very busy neurosurgical service, on which the surgical residents
will rotate for 4- 6 weeks during their PGY I year.
During this rotation, the Sinai resident will be an integral member of
the neurosurgery team, participating in all care rendered to neurosurgery
patients at Sinai Hospital: admission, consultation (including trauma)
diagnostic work-up, post-operative care and discharge.
 In the operating room the resident will assist with craniotomies, and
cranial drainage procedures and learn about the principles of spinal
procedures.
The Neurosurgery faculty will provide several lectures to the resident
class on common neurosurgical problems, including: Critical care
neurology and clinical neuro-anatomy for the general surgeon; evaluation
and treatment of closed head injury; evaluation and management of
penetrating head injury; interpretation of cervical spine radiographs and
evaluation and management of cervical spine fractures; evaluation and
treatment of spinal cord injury; evaluation and treatment of intra-cranial
hypertension; ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; epidemiology, pathology and
evaluation and management of common brain tumors; management of common
brain metastases; management of common spinal problems/degenerative spine
disease; intracranial aneurysms and management of subarachnoid hemorrhage;
management of peripheral nerve injury.
In addition the surgical residents will attend the following
educational activities: weekly surgery core and specialty curriculum,
surgery M&M and resident case based lectures, and monthly neurosurgery
M&M.
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